Off Topic Hand Forged Whatzit ???

[Phil Dwyer]

Do any of you good folks have any idea what these are?

 

[navman]

Very large zipper pulls?

 

[Josh Rider]

Some type of musical instrument maybe?
Tap it with something. Maybe they hang from strings.

 

[Phil Dwyer]

A friend found them in an auction lot of nautical stuff. Looks like they're trade weights. Folks have surmised they may have ended up being used (once upon a time) to weight fishing nets or duck decoys though.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/312378848072

 

[Night Rider]

If you didn't tell me I would have guessed they were sounding weights for the old river boats before they invented depth sounders with side scan and 3D imaging.

 

[Lieblad]

At first impression, would believe a balance weight. Those markings to indicate calibrated weight value, ownership or both.
Regardless, neat objects for display.

 

[jdm61]

Calibrated dingle dangles.............

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I was thinking they might be weights for decoys, floats, etc. The wedge shape would stick in the mud/bottom and keep it in place.